Search and Rescue Training This Weekend

The Nevada Division of Emergency Management is hosting a major search and rescue
training conference Friday through Sunday at the Nevada National Guard's Washoe County
Armory near Reno.

Media coverage of the LAST (Locate, Access, Stabilize, Transport) Conference is invited
between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 17th as S&R
experts from across the West participate in dozens of classes and field exercises.

Specific search and rescue topics available for photos and interviews on Saturday will
include tracking missing persons, search operations for missing aircraft, canine high
altitude searching and emergency response for terrorism.

Outdoor exercises will include tracking, using horses in search and rescue and using
ATV's in search and rescue.

The LAST Conference is sponsored by the Division of Emergency Management, the National
Association for Search and Rescue, the California Office of Emergency Services and the
Washoe County Sheriff's Office.

To arrange media coverage, please Debbie Bunch at the Nevada Division of Emergency
Management at (775) 687-7362 or Kevin Malone at the above numbers.